By Sports Reporter
LAHORE: The 56th Jaffer Memorial Inter-School Hockey Championship 2026 will begin on October 24 at the Desso Turf ground of Aitchison College, Lahore, with 27 teams from Lahore and other parts of Punjab competing in the tournament.
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Organised by Aitchison College, the championship will feature 32 matches, with the final scheduled for October 31. The formal opening ceremony will be held on October 25, with Iftikhar H. Shirazi attending as the chief guest.
According to tournament director Umar Zaman Khan, an organising committee has been formed to oversee the event. The tournament officers’ committee comprises Manwar Hussain, Raees Tanvir, Mushtaq Tiwana, Asif Parvez, Yaqoob Bhatti and Imran.
The security committee includes Fareed Ahmed, Zahid Afzal and Mushtaq, while the umpiring panel comprises Muhammad Mushtaq, Yasir Khurshid, Zahid Hameed, Anwar-ul-Haq, Shehryar Khurshid, Mohiuddin and Mubashir.
The opening day will feature four matches. Government High School Shahdara will face Government Furqan Shaheed High School, Sheikhupura, at 12:30pm. Noble Aims School, Tatlay Aali, Kamoke, will take on Government Pilot Secondary School, Wahdat Road, at 2pm.
In the third match, Government MC High School, Kasur, will meet Campus Boys High School at 3:30pm. The opening day’s schedule also includes a match between Aitchison College and Government High School, Chung, which has been designated as the championship’s opening match.
According to the schedule, six matches will be played on October 25, followed by five matches each on October 26 and 27. Four matches are scheduled for October 28 and 29.
The semi-finals will be held on October 30, while the third-place playoff and final will take place on October 31.
The championship is expected to provide school-level players from across Punjab with an opportunity to demonstrate their hockey skills and compete for the title.
